CVE-2024-6832 in API Control Plane
Summary
by MITRE • 08/06/2026
The account locking mechanism fails to trigger when secondary user stores are inaccessible. The software does not maintain a consistent state for account locking if it cannot reach all configured user stores, allowing an attacker to repeatedly attempt authentication with invalid credentials without triggering the lockout mechanism for users within active stores.
When the account locking mechanism is bypassed due to the inaccessibility of secondary user stores, users in accessible user stores are left vulnerable to brute force attacks. A malicious actor can exploit this by attempting numerous invalid password combinations against a user account without the expected account lockout consequence.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 08/06/2026
This vulnerability represents a critical failure in authentication security controls that directly impacts the integrity of account protection mechanisms within multi-user store environments. The flaw manifests when primary authentication systems cannot communicate with secondary user stores, creating a scenario where the account lockout functionality becomes inconsistent and unreliable across the entire authentication infrastructure. This condition violates fundamental security principles by allowing unauthorized access attempts to proceed unchecked while legitimate users remain protected only in accessible portions of the system.
The technical implementation error stems from inadequate error handling and state management within the authentication subsystem. When secondary user stores become unavailable, the system fails to properly aggregate account lockout states across all configured repositories, resulting in a fragmented security posture where some user accounts may be locked while others remain vulnerable to repeated credential guessing attacks. This inconsistency creates a significant attack surface that can be exploited by threat actors seeking to conduct systematic brute force operations against user accounts within accessible stores. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-307 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts and demonstrates characteristics consistent with ATT&CK technique T1110.003 - Brute Force: Password Guessing, where attackers can leverage the system's failure to maintain proper account lockout behavior.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple credential guessing attacks, creating potential for more sophisticated exploitation techniques including credential stuffing and targeted account compromise campaigns. Attackers can systematically work through password lists against accounts in accessible stores without triggering expected security controls, effectively neutralizing account lockout mechanisms that are designed to prevent automated attack vectors. This weakness particularly affects organizations that rely on distributed authentication architectures where user data is stored across multiple repositories or directories, making it especially problematic for enterprise environments with complex identity management systems.
Organizations should implement immediate mitigations including enhanced monitoring of authentication system behavior and manual account lockout procedures when secondary store inaccessibility is detected. The recommended approach involves configuring redundant authentication pathways that maintain consistent lockout states regardless of individual store availability, along with implementing additional security controls such as adaptive authentication measures that can detect anomalous login patterns even when traditional lockout mechanisms fail. Security teams must also establish automated alerting for authentication system anomalies and ensure proper logging of all authentication attempts to facilitate forensic analysis when attacks occur. The vulnerability highlights the importance of comprehensive testing procedures that validate authentication behavior under various failure scenarios, including network partitioning and service unavailability conditions that could expose similar weaknesses in other system components.